Bugs, bees and beasties- Bio-diversity matters

[geoff]

Here's a wee green shield bug,I think its a young one,3rd instar,but I stand to be corrected.

Hope I got it right!

 

IMG_0015 by geoff321, on Flickr

[geoff]

Heres another,the tiger striped caterpillar,(I think),this lives on ragwort amongst a few other plants,the toxins dont hurt it,and they are also cannabalistic,even in abundance of food,goes on to become the cinnabar moth.

 

cinnabar moth by geoff321, on Flickr

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Geoff, your posts deserve their own thread mate, im not complaining or anything, I adore your images, I just dont want them to be lost in what is becoming a very popular thread.

 

In fact I am starting to wonder if alongside our fungi directory we ought to be adding an entomology Gallery as many are important bap species, and just the other day we had a request to keep eyes peeled for the noble chaffer.

 

Yes, this idea has legs, many ha ha! what do you think Mr Bullman?

[geoff]

Thats cool Hamma,I would be quite happy to contribute to such a thread,its a learning process for me,and maybe I should get more targeted with my efforts.

[David Humphries]

Lovely shots Geoff

 

 

 

A juvenile Roesel's Bush-cricket I believe.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Lovely shots Geoff

 

 

 

A juvenile Roesel's Bush-cricket I believe.

 

 

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love that first one:thumbup1:

[David Humphries]

love that first one:thumbup1:

 

Meadow we we're working on today was absolutely teaming with wildlife.

 

Could of spent all day just chasing & clicking away.

 

 

Sadly was not to be.

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

Heres another,the tiger striped caterpillar,this lives on ragwort amongst a few other plants,the toxins dont hurt it

 

Geoff,

The toxins not only do not hurt the caterpillar, it actively stores it in his body to become inedible to poisenous to predating birds.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Geoff,

The toxins not only do not hurt the caterpillar, it actively stores it in his body to become inedible to poisenous to predating birds.

 

I knew that, wot wot:lol:

 

its a common theme amoung caterpillars and other insects.

[geoff]

Nice cricket Monkey-D!

Fungus, thats cool,defence systems come in all shapes & tastes!